From PC Mag: A bug in some Google Home speakers is causing them to download large amounts of data for no clear reason. The issue doesn’t affect all Google speakers, but multiple reports from Reddit and media outlets suggest its newest speaker may be the most affected.
9to5Google found that one of its speakers had consumed 17GB of data in a 24-hour period. The timing of the downloads each day strongly suggests it may be a failed firmware update that keeps repeatedly downloading.
The largest known report comes from Reddit, where one person shared that their speaker had consumed 3.3TB of data over the last month, with most of the data downloaded in early October.
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